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Nature / Tozeur

Chott el Djerid

LakeTozeur
Tozeur, Tozeur

The largest salt lake in the Sahara, a vast crust of salt and mud between Tozeur and Kebili that is dry for most of the year. The causeway road across it is one of the great drives in Tunisia, with mirages and pink salt pools.

Good to know

Area
About 5360 km2
Elevation
15 m above sea level
Crossing
Causeway road between Tozeur and Kebili

Getting there

33.7313N 8.3519E

Photographs

Sources

Photos: Kais photographies (CC BY-SA 4.0), Margarita Modrono (CC BY-SA 4.0)